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looked upon as sister classes. It is the same with Kappatch 

 (Kappaty) and Kirtuuk (Kirtok), and no marriage between 

 them is permitted." In examining his text we find that 

 Kurtpirrap is evidently a division or equivalent of Gurogity, 

 and that Kirtok is an equivalent of Kappaty. In pursuing 

 my ethnological investigations in that district of Victoria 

 I found Mr. Dawson's statements correct. 



These tribes, like those in the Wimmera River district, 

 have a spirit-home, which is called maioga in some of the 

 dialects, and mung'-o in others. All the clans have the 

 same maioga, which consists of an island a short distance 

 off the coast of Victoria, about half way between Warr- 

 nambool and Portland. The native name of this island is 

 Dhinmar, but it is known on the map as Lady Julia Percy 

 Island. On the shore of the mainland facing the island 

 there are some large rocks, into the base of one of which 

 the ceaseless rolling of the billows has worn a cavelike 

 recess, respecting which the natives have a superstitious 

 belief that it is in some way connected with Dhinmar. 



Every deceased person, when buried, is laid with his head 

 pointing towards this island. His spirit then provides 

 itself with a firebrand, consisting of a piece of dry cherry 

 tree, because this wood emits a peculiar odour whilst burn- 

 ing, which has the power of warding off danger from the 

 bearer. The spectre then proceeds to the shore where the 

 rock is situated, where he divests himself of any clothing 

 or trinkets he may be wearing on his body, and disappears 

 over the intervening sea to Dhinmar. The spirits of all the 

 clans and phratries go to this island, which they occupy in 

 common, the same as they did in their native hunting 

 grounds. There they remain until reincarnated. 



Sociology of the Tribes of Eastern Victoria. 

 If we assume a line drawn from Geelong through Oastle- 

 maine and Pyramid Hill until it meet the Murray River ; 



